blurt

Pronunciation: /ˈblɜːt/

The English word “blurt” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
To spurt.

noun

An abrupt outburst.

Etymology

Possibly imitative, or possibly an alteration of Middle English blurden (“to wail, cry out, threaten”), or possibly from Middle English *blerten, *blarten, *blorten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a frequentative or emphatic form of *blǣran (“to blear, bellow, roar”). If so, equivalent to blear + -t.

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